Football Poets

though they leave it late

Belgium top group with ease

Finns leave heads held high

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Denmark prove they are

ev’rybody’s second team

Russia just […]

now the one to fear

Italy secure top spot

ten men Wales go through

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Swiss are still on track

Shaqiri the key man here

Turkey head on home

England huffed and puffed
liked passing the ball back,
no real creativity or guile
reluctant to go on the attack.
Harry Kane the invisible man
Three Lions with no bite,
look void of ideas or threat
so not […]

stubborn Magyar pride

driven by their baying fans

make this France look weak

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Germany are back

in this feisty group of death

Portugal a […]

Enthusiastic, far from sheepish flocks
A colourful bleary-eyed sweaty sock’s
Supping cans of reviving Iron Bru, march on parade
An occasional, ”See You Jimmy?”, friendly shout
Aimed at a puzzled South […]

woeful in attack

Expectation thwarted by

Resolute Scotland

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tactical and tight

“poor” would by most generous

Sweden will not care

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honours end eve […]

now well in the mix

early scares are put to rest

As Ukraine edge on

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in a wall of sound

Austria are rolled aside

By a strong Oranje

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with emotions […]

Rafa was not only
Liverpool boss
Eastern coast of Spain
has been his ancestral home
That was epic
That echo of the anthem
Amunt Valencia
The champions of Spain
and Uefa Cup winners
That was Rafa’s […]

Pseudo Welsh tenner lives next door
Let out one almighty guttural roar
As their stoppage time sublimer crossed the line,
“Gareth is an absolute Colossus”, he screamed aloud,
“Tom, Cery’s, Charlotte, and The M […]

Where’s Southgate’s waistcoat
does anybody know,
has anyone seen it
where did it go ?
Where’s Southgate’s waistcoat
as he isn’t wearing one,
did he look in his wardrobe
and it mysteriously had gone […]

As Locatelli zoomed his second home
To a rapturous Stadio Olimpico, in Rome
I leapt up and screamed aloud at the T.V?,
“Strewth! I’ve just witnessed reincarnation
A nation’s unadulterated iconic j […]

penalty aside

Bale and Ramsey steal the show

Wales are nearly there ~

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now well in the mix

Azzuri sweep Swiss aside

last sixteen spot theirs ~

Miranchuk the key

Russia their first win here

fired on by home fans

Oh boy
That Michael Jackson could sure boogie with his brothers
Long before he thrilled us with Thriller….

Yes, I’m channel hopping
For there’s no tension as the Azzurri steamroll the Swiss

Unlike the c […]

Word on the street, in downtown Munich, via twitter…
Has Ron taking his Portuguese team manager to task…
“Do me a favour boss, are you bleating having a laugh?
If you think I’ll turn my back on Toni (Jaws) […]

who can stop the French?

Pogba driving Les Bleus on

in the tightest fight

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Christiano’s back

silencing this wall of sound

Hungary implode

One hundred and six, not out
At a Ronaldo party in full swing
Proving to fans beyond all doubt…
He’s the real thing.

Perhaps a bit of good advice Ron?
For a wanna be iconic son or daughter?
“Eat, sle […]

Le Blues, off to a flyer
Could prove difficult to beat?
Even the added bite of Rudiger,
Fails the toothless Germans, in defeat

If there’s any genuine justice in our game?
For trying to bite (nibble?) […]

Remember when the Likely Lads
Wanted to avoid the final score?
Well, this was the exact opposite:
A twenty first century digital version
Where we expect constant updates and news.

But don’t get t […]

aww Scotty, Scotty
they sure smacked your botty
a long lofty trick
left you feeling Schick
now the aul enemy driving you potty!